Software Engineer - Manchester

3003 Accenture (UK) Limited Company; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 vacation days

Private medical insurance

Charity leave days

Onsite client work

Job summary

Accenture in Manchester is seeking a Software Engineer at Level 9 – Specialist to deliver cloud‑first applications in an agile setting. You’ll work on traditional and serverless services, using containers and CI/CD while ensuring robust observability and security considerations.

Required are several years of experience across Java, Typescript, Python, Go or C#, plus strong Cloud Native and IaC tooling. Some travel to client sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Java, Typescript, Python, Go or C#.
• Experience with Cloud Native tech; AWS preferred (Azure/GCP a plus).
• Strong CI/CD and IaC experience (GitHub Actions, Terraform, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Develop traditional and serverless applications in an agile team.
• Deploy applications to cloud with containers and CI/CD, with observability.
• Ensure quality through testing and secure, performant code.

Skills

Java

Typescript

Python

Go

C#

React

Angular

Vue

Svelte

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

AWS CDK

Pulumi

GitHub Actions

Gitlab CI

Jenkins

CircleCI

ArgoCD

Job description

Software Engineer – Manchester (Level 9 – Specialist)

Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history, typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next‑generation technology to each business challenge. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. “Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO As a team: Accenture Software & Platform Engineering is powered by a community of 1,000+ experts and provides end‑to‑end product engineering solutions which deliver tangible value, fast. We bring together an obsession for technical excellence with agility and scale, to help clients move from project to product at speed. We partner with clients across all sectors—from fast‑growing scale‑ups to national and global blue‑chip companies, as well as public sector organizations. Our teams regularly develop products that reach and impact millions of users.

As a member of our Software & Platform Engineering team, you will:

• Develop traditional and serverless applications and services in an agile and collaborative environment using source control that integrate with data storage services / message buses and other architectural elements
• Deploy these applications using features such as containers to cloud leveraging CI/CD to support this process backed with good observability when running these in production
• Ensure quality through the creation of documentation and use of unit / integration / contract testing with a consideration of security / performance requirements

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• A few years of industry experience in one of following: Java / Typescript / Python / Go/ C#, React, Angular Vue, Svelte.
• Experience with Cloud Native technologies (AWS preferred, familiarity with Azure or GCP a plus)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, AWS CDK, Pulumi)
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, Gitlab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI, ArgoCD)
• Strong Accessibility, Security, Performance and Caching coding.

Set yourself apart:

• Experience with building datastore solutions on at least one No‑SQL(Elasticsearch).
• Proven ability to apply analytical and creative thought and translate into technical solutions.
• Proven ability to debug and resolve complex technical issues.
• Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
• Experience shaping and delivering small to medium size pieces of work.

What is in it for you

• Competitive basic salary.
• Up to 25 days’ vacation per year.
• Private medical insurance.
• 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice.
• Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first‑class services we are known for.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences.All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law.Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

Bring your incredible skills and join our global team of innovators. We come together from different backgrounds across the world and work with the latest technologies to create value and growth for our clients. With us, you’ll continue to learn and grow so you can advance in your career. Your personal dreams and ambitions are just as important to us; that’s why we offer support any way we can—when you thrive, we all thrive. Explore your next step at Accenture Belong. Grow. Thrive. Join a great place to work for reinventors who drive meaningful change for our clients, communities, and the world. Wo rld. Explore your next step at Accenture